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An Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011), with a high-res anti-glare screen, maxed out CPU and GPU options, 8 GB RAM (can be upgraded to 16), and a Samsung 850

An Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011), with a high-res anti-glare screen, maxed out CPU and GPU options, 8 GB RAM (can be upgraded to 16), and a Samsung 850 Pro SSD. Very happy with it. Otherwise I would’ve upgraded it by now, but I’ve not had a need to so far.

bdcravens 9y ago
You should be able to upgrade that machine to 16gb of RAM (official line is 8gb max, but I had that machine with 16gb with no issues)
- shurcooL 9y ago
  Yep, I’m aware of that, thanks. 8 GB is enough for my current needs; I’m not doing anything memory intensive or running many VMs.
joshuamcginnis 9y ago
This is my current and preferred primary machine. What is your contingency plan for when the logic board inevitably fails?
- shurcooL 9y ago
  I was lucky it happened last year, just before the repair extension program [0] ended for this model. Given the first logic board lasted a good 6 years of heavy use, I hope the new one doesn't die too soon. That said, unfortunately, the TYUIO keys have recently started acting up occasionally. Apparently it's a common enough hardware failure that there are existing results if you google it. When I do have to get a new machine, I'm planning to get the latest 15" MBP. Hopefully a new refreshed version comes out by then with either Coffee Lake or Cannon Lake CPUs. Also, not holding my breath, but I do hope they keep making the keyboard better [1] and less susceptible to complete failure due to a little inevitable dust [2] getting in there... [0] https://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/ https://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/ [1] http://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?docid=20180068808 http://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?docid=20180068808 [2] https://theoutline.com/post/2402/the-new-macbook-keyboard-is-ruining-my-life https://theoutline.com/post/2402/the-new-macbook-keyboard-is...

bdcravens 9y ago

You should be able to upgrade that machine to 16gb of RAM (official line is 8gb max, but I had that machine with 16gb with no issues)

shurcooL 9y ago
Yep, I’m aware of that, thanks. 8 GB is enough for my current needs; I’m not doing anything memory intensive or running many VMs.

joshuamcginnis 9y ago

This is my current and preferred primary machine. What is your contingency plan for when the logic board inevitably fails?

shurcooL 9y ago
I was lucky it happened last year, just before the repair extension program [0] ended for this model. Given the first logic board lasted a good 6 years of heavy use, I hope the new one doesn't die too soon. That said, unfortunately, the TYUIO keys have recently started acting up occasionally. Apparently it's a common enough hardware failure that there are existing results if you google it. When I do have to get a new machine, I'm planning to get the latest 15" MBP. Hopefully a new refreshed version comes out by then with either Coffee Lake or Cannon Lake CPUs. Also, not holding my breath, but I do hope they keep making the keyboard better [1] and less susceptible to complete failure due to a little inevitable dust [2] getting in there... [0] https://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/ https://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/ [1] http://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?docid=20180068808 http://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?docid=20180068808 [2] https://theoutline.com/post/2402/the-new-macbook-keyboard-is-ruining-my-life https://theoutline.com/post/2402/the-new-macbook-keyboard-is...